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NWU Home   ›   Academics   ›   Academic Departments   ›   Communication Studies Department   ›   Majors and Minors

Majors and Minors

Degrees Offered

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science

All students majoring in this department are encouraged to pursue co-curricular experience through departmental organizations and activities.

Majors

  • Communication (B.A., B.S.)
  • Political Communication (B.A., B.S.)

Minors

  • Communication

Majors

Core Requirements 23-24 hrs.
Communication major (B.A., B.S., 34-36 hrs.)
Comm 040 Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs.
Comm 050 Intercultural Communication 3 hrs.
Comm 130 Communication Theory 3 hrs.
Comm 150 Research Methods 3 hrs.
Comm 210 Organizational Communication 3 hrs.
Comm 270 Communication in the Professions 3 hrs.
Comm 280 Communication and Contemporary Society 3 hrs.
Electives 11-12 hrs.
Comm 140 Intro to Leadership 3 hrs.
Comm 145 Family Communication 3 hrs.
Comm 155 Mass Media 3 hrs.
Comm 160 Group Communication 3 hrs.
Comm 197 Internship 2-3 hrs.
Comm 225 Persuasive Communication 3 hrs.
Comm 232 Public Relations 3 hrs.
Comm 250 Communication and Gender 3 hrs.
Comm 260 Principles of Advertising 3 hrs.
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Comm 190 Selected Topics or
Comm 290 Selected Topics		 2-3 hrs.
Comm 295 Independent Study 1-3 hrs.
Senior Comprehensive 2-3 hrs.
Comm 297 Internship 2-3 hrs.

Requirements for this major to be completed with a subject endorsement for teaching:

  • Comm 224 Methods in Teaching Communication and Theatre Arts in Middle and Secondary Schools
  • Complete the necessary teacher education courses

Requirement for this major to be completed for other students:

  • Select one or more minors or a second major according to personal interests. A communication minor is not appropriate.

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Courses  
 Political Communication major (B.A. or B.S., 56 hrs.)
PolSc 001 U.S. Government and Politics 3 hrs.
PolSc 009 Intro to International Relations or
PolSc 020 Intro to Comparative Politics		 3 hrs.
PolSc 100 Intro to Statistics and SPSS 2 hrs.
PolSc 146 Media and Politics 3 hrs.
PolSc 197 Political Internship 3 hrs.
PolSc 200 Research Methods in Political Science 3 hrs.
Comm 040 Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs.
Comm 050 Intercultural Communication 3 hrs.
Comm 130 Communication Theory 3 hrs.
Comm 155 Mass Media 3 hrs.
Comm 225 Persuasive Communication 3 hrs.
Comm 270 Communication in the Professions 3 hrs.
Comm 280 Communication and Contemporary Society 3 hrs.
Comm 297 Internship 3 hrs.
American Politics (select from):
  • PolSc 103 Political Parties and Pressure Groups
  • PolSc 109 Public Policy
  • PolSc 120 Minority Politics
  • PolSc 135 Judicial Politics
  • PolSc 140 Legislative Politics
  • PolSc 221 Constitutional Law
  • PolSc 190 Selected Topics (when applicable)
  • PolSc 290 Selected Topics (when applicable)
 3 hrs.
International Politics (select from):
  • PolSc 160 South Asia Politics and Society
  • PolSc 161 Politics of Europe
  • PolSc 162
  • PolSc 170 Women and Power
  • PolSc 210 Modernization and Development
  • PolSc 270 International Law and Organization
  • PolSc 275 International Security
  • PolSc 190 Selected Topics (when applicable)
  • PolSc 290 Selected Topics (when applicable)
 3 hrs.
Political Theory (select from):
  • PolSc 155 Classic Political Thought
  • PolSc 156 Modern Political Thought
  • PolSc 190 Selected Topics (when applicable)
  • PolSc 290 Selected Topics (when applicable)
 3 hrs.
Comm elective (select from):
  • Comm 140 Introduction to Leadership
  • Comm 210 Organizational Communication
  • Comm 232 Public Relations
 3-6 hrs.
Senior Comprehensive 3 hrs.
PolSc 299 Senior Seminar 3 hrs.

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Minors

Courses  
 Communication minor (17-18 hrs.)
Comm 040 Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs.
Comm 050 Intercultural Communication 3 hrs.
Comm 130 Communication Theory 3 hrs.
Electives (select from the following):
  • Comm 140 Introduction to Leadership
  • Comm 145 Family Communication
  • Comm 150 Research Methods
  • Comm 155 Mass Media
  • Comm 160 Group Communication
  • Comm 210 Organizational Communication
  • Comm 225 Persuasive Communication
  • Comm 232 Public Relations
  • Comm 250 Communication and Gender
  • Comm 260 Principles of Advertising
  • Comm 270 Communication in the Professions
  • Comm 290 Selected Topics
  • Comm 297 Internship
 8-9 hrs.

Communication students also sometimes study in pre-professional programs such as law and theology.

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